Card holder



Jan. 16, 1923. 1,442,674. J. 1. LEE.

cum HOLDER.

FILED MAY 13. I92!- Patented Jan. 16, 1923.

UNITED STATES PATENT drrrce.

JOHN J. LEE, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

CARD HOLDER.

Application filed May 13,

To all whom 2'2. may concern. I

Be it known that I Jonx J. LEE. :1 citr zen of the United States. residing at (.hirago, in the county of (look and State of llli' nois, have invented new and useful improve ments in Card Holders, of which the 'lollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to card holders and an object of the invention is to provide a device which is simple in construction and may be easily and quickly attached to any suitable object su h as a cigar box, cartons or boxes used For unluining txinilies or various other mercantile articles. whereby a price card or a card setting forth the merits of the article may he supported i'roni the container.

Another object of this invention is to pro vide a card holder as specified which is constructed of spring wire bent to provide spaced attaching and card gripping portions, each of which include looped portions having their terminals sharpened for biting into the container or card, which biting action is urged or augmented by the resiliency imparted to the loops by their tornnr tion.

Other objects of the invention will appear in the following detailed description and in the accompanying drawing wherein:

Fig. l. is a front elevation of the improved card holder showing it applied.

Fig. 2 is an edge elevation of the improved card holder showing it applied.

Fig. 3 is a front elevation of the improved card holder.

Fig. 4 is a. section on the line of Fig. 3.

Referring more particularly to the drawing the improved card holder compri es an attaching portion 1 and a card carrying por tion 2 which are connrvyted by the connecting portion 3. The improved curd holdcr formed preterablv of two lengths ol' resil icnt wires which are twisted together to provide the connecting portions md w unitary structure. The uppci cud portions 4 and 5 of the lengths o \YHP ar bent laterally and shapcd to provide downxvzuwt ly extending card gripping loops (3 each of which comprises the bark portion 7 adapted to engage the back o :1 card as shown at A and the upturned forward por tion 8, the terminal of which is bent inward 1921. Serial No. 469,248.

ly and downwardly to provide the card engaging end 9. The ends of the card engaging ends 9 are preferably sharpened so that they will. bite into the card A. and securely hold it in place in the holder. The formation of the loops 6 and the resiliency of the wire urge the ends 9 into card gripping positions.

The lower end portions 10 and 11 of the lengths of Wire are also bent laterally and have package gripping portions 12 formed on their terminals which package gripping portions are similar in construction to the card gripping portions 8 being reversed. however. as c early shown in Fig. 2 of the drawing and the upturned sharpened terminals 13 are urged into package gripping position by the resiliency of the wire and the bendings at 14; of the loop structures 12. The terminals 9 and 13 bitin into the card A and package 13 respectively will prevent the accidental disconnection of the holder from the package or the card from the holder and the card Will be maintained in upright exhibiting position.

It will be apparent, from the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing that the improved card holder may be manufactured at a relatively low cost and that it may be easily applied to a package and will not tilt or become loose on the package during use. To remove the card holder it is only necessary to spring the loop portions 6 and 12 to move the ends 9 and 13 out of biting or gripping position.

It is. of course, to be understood that the invention may be constructed in various other manners and the parts associated in different relations and therefore, I do not desire to be limited inany manner except 513 set forth in the claim hereunto appended.

Having thus described my invention What I claim is:

In a card holder, 2. pair of lengths of wire twisted together intermediate their ends and having their end portions bent laterally in two directions, said laterally bent portions being shaped to provide a pair of spaced gripping loops at each end of said twisted portion, the terminals of said loops being inturned and urged into article gripping position by said loops.

ln testimony whereoi I affix my signature.

JOHN J1EE. 

